CVE-2021-28458
Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-28458- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5010
Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-5010- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qpfw-4m9x-rxx8
Improper Privilege Management in Azure ms-rest-nodeauth
Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-qpfw-4m9x-rxx8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-28458- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qpfw-4m9x-rxx8
Improper Privilege Management in Azure ms-rest-nodeauth
Azure ms-rest-nodeauth Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
GHSA-qpfw-4m9x-rxx8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@azure/ms-rest-nodeauthnpm |
through 3.0.7 | 3.0.8 |
@azure/ms-rest-nodeauthnpm |
before 3.0.8 | 3.0.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-28458 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Ms-rest-nodeauth, published April 13, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.96%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in @azure/ms-rest-nodeauth 3.0.8.